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that is not what science is. science is a process. it is the best school we have, but it is not perfect. -- it is the best school we have, but it is not perfect. and we still have to make ethical choices. science cannot do it all. we have to be wise human beings. tavis: finally, in your subtitles' salvation. >> it is salvation. the water and the soil is reasonably clean. it is certainly no reason to be concerned about living there now, and for the families involved, after many decades of fighting, they know their instincts were right. there was a cancer cluster, and as best science can determine, it is likely at least some of those cancers were caused by pollution. that is a form of salvation, but it is not perfect. nothing will bring the children back. ." the book is "toms river thank you for your work, and i am honored to have you on the program. good night from l.a. thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with olym
that is not what science is. science is a process. it is the best school we have, but it is not perfect. -- it is the best school we have, but it is not perfect. and we still have to make ethical choices. science cannot do it all. we have to be wise human beings. tavis: finally, in your subtitles' salvation. >> it is salvation. the water and the soil is reasonably clean. it is certainly no reason to be concerned about living there now, and for the families involved, after many decades of...
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so when you think about the science, the science does not support that. the two drugs are the same. it would be the equivalent of punishing somebody that smoked marijuana a hundred times more harshly than somebody who takes it with brownies. science,nown that in for a long time, we have not made enough noise to say this is not fair, this is not right. that not only did clinton declined to lessen this disparity, but so did george w. bush. barack obama in 2010, as you point out, legislation that decreases the disparity from 100 to one to 18 to one. which is still unsatisfactory from a scientific perspective. you are concerned and i get that. i don't expect by scientists to play politics. i expect them to give me the facts. i expect scientists to put the facts on the table and if you say there isn't much distinction, he argument was, it was one of the reasons why he signed it again, the argument was that it is so much more harmful for you than powder cocaine. if you're telling me there is not much of a distinction, why does the distinction still exist? ultimately, this is about race. i
so when you think about the science, the science does not support that. the two drugs are the same. it would be the equivalent of punishing somebody that smoked marijuana a hundred times more harshly than somebody who takes it with brownies. science,nown that in for a long time, we have not made enough noise to say this is not fair, this is not right. that not only did clinton declined to lessen this disparity, but so did george w. bush. barack obama in 2010, as you point out, legislation that...
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i don't get how it is that we allow it to become political around the science. the fact that people can press and push political points of view that are in complete violation of what the science says is what troubles me. it is like the science just doesn't get taken seriously. >> right, because i think that the people spend a lot of money trying to negate that science and also to say, oh, that's a left wing political liberal way of thinking they're gonna take your jobs. you can't put food on the table. i mean, that's the number one thing that people have to be concerned about is taking care of their family and putting food on the table. but somehow, taking care of your family doesn't mean protecting the environment and somehow the environmental community needs to change that message. i work hard to try and do that myself. i really am involved with the natural resources defense council who i think are an extraordinary group and we're working hard to change that. i don't know. i wish i knew. tavis: i appreciate the passion about the subject matter. so you mentione
i don't get how it is that we allow it to become political around the science. the fact that people can press and push political points of view that are in complete violation of what the science says is what troubles me. it is like the science just doesn't get taken seriously. >> right, because i think that the people spend a lot of money trying to negate that science and also to say, oh, that's a left wing political liberal way of thinking they're gonna take your jobs. you can't put food...
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. >> well, is the science -- is the science inclusive? >> the science is conclusive and it's been that way for 20-30 year. we need to cut back on salt, on saturated fat from cheese and meat, cut back on refined sugars and eat a lot more fruits and vegetables and whole grains. >> do you think eating a proper diet can make you healthier or a less healthy diet can make you less healthier. >> absolutely, we have an epidemic not only obesity. >> you think by certain eating you can cure existing ailments. >> absolutely. >> like what? >> like heart disease, like hypertension, those are -- >> cholesterol? >> that's right. those are major, major health problems. cardiovascular disease, heart attack and stroke kills 650,000 americans a year. much of that, you can't prevent it, everybody's going to die but you can postpone it by eating a diet that's low in saturated fats -- >> but, you know, you have to take rabos, i mean, you have to look upon this as, what did the greeks say made in our die, nothing too much. you can have a cone of ice cream -- yo
. >> well, is the science -- is the science inclusive? >> the science is conclusive and it's been that way for 20-30 year. we need to cut back on salt, on saturated fat from cheese and meat, cut back on refined sugars and eat a lot more fruits and vegetables and whole grains. >> do you think eating a proper diet can make you healthier or a less healthy diet can make you less healthier. >> absolutely, we have an epidemic not only obesity. >> you think by certain...
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to make a film about slavery, o.u have two tavis: it is not rocket science, but it is in the midst of all of that drama and degradation and volatility. it is interesting to see the other characters that are socially redemptive in the way they behave. >> it is just not how it happened. when he is on the boat and his friend is set free, he can turn around to be able to see how he is and say goodbye. it is not about black-and-white. redundance and the situation of america. it is about the history of america. it is pretty important subject matter. also, at the same time, it is a film about love. undeniable love. we are sitting here because we had people survive. that situation for us to have that conversation, this is a story about love. tavis: when you first read this book, what did you make of this man? turn of the page, i was transfixed. that is what he is holding onto. i couldn't believe it. tavis: how did you discover the book? , theyre was this idea came up with the idea that when they got it, i could not believe it. i thought people would notice, but they didn't. she is a world her
to make a film about slavery, o.u have two tavis: it is not rocket science, but it is in the midst of all of that drama and degradation and volatility. it is interesting to see the other characters that are socially redemptive in the way they behave. >> it is just not how it happened. when he is on the boat and his friend is set free, he can turn around to be able to see how he is and say goodbye. it is not about black-and-white. redundance and the situation of america. it is about the...
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. >> science. >> whoops, yeah, that's fine. >> what do you think that it means in a very literal sense for your work? if it's an appropriate way to describe you, what do you think it means? >> you won't hear it on the radio. >> yep. >> you are sort of an itinerant person, which i can really relate to. i really like going to places that -- that are a little bit off the main path. so that -- that suits me really well. >> creatively you're willing to take chances, do things that interest you, without regard o selling records or being commercial, it's just about the art. >> well, i'm kind of practical, i don't mind selling tickets or records, i really don't. i'm not like whoo. >> not sellout, i don't want to do that. >> my dad was a salesman, so i'm fine with that. >> yeah. how do you self define? i ticked on off a lot of things, i said performance artist, composer, musician, i was reminded or learned, i don't know which that you have an undergraduate degree in art history, you have a master's degree in sculpture, you actually were an artist. how do you self define when you talk about what
. >> science. >> whoops, yeah, that's fine. >> what do you think that it means in a very literal sense for your work? if it's an appropriate way to describe you, what do you think it means? >> you won't hear it on the radio. >> yep. >> you are sort of an itinerant person, which i can really relate to. i really like going to places that -- that are a little bit off the main path. so that -- that suits me really well. >> creatively you're willing to take...
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>> kate talked about science, mayor ryan talked about science. the science isn't there, so now we are quoting the "rolling stone" article. the articles in "the new york times" were attacked by the "new york times" ombudsmen as being not fair. a photograph is not an epidemiological study. we need to look at the science. >> what is the science that you cite this as the fracking is harmless? >> fracking has been going on since i believe 1947. there have been no scientific epidemiologic studies that shows that fracking has harmed human health in any way. the water in pennsylvania was the poster child. we need to ask them, do they believe the epa? you called the epa and a local environmental regulator said the water is safe. this was not good enough for the residents of carter road. in a community of 1500 people, 1500 people signed a petition saying our water is fine. 11 people were litigants. those 11 people are the 1%. the people who say the water is fine is the 99%. i come to america and i hear the people refer to the 1%. these are the litigants' o
>> kate talked about science, mayor ryan talked about science. the science isn't there, so now we are quoting the "rolling stone" article. the articles in "the new york times" were attacked by the "new york times" ombudsmen as being not fair. a photograph is not an epidemiological study. we need to look at the science. >> what is the science that you cite this as the fracking is harmless? >> fracking has been going on since i believe 1947. there...
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education, science, innovation, health? >> yea that latin american countries we have a stable democracy, we have a social market economy. the but we need to build the new pillars of development which is basically the dramatic proof to improve capital and that requires a educational reform twice or three times as more as much in science and technology, we need to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. we need to produce poverty. those are the main four pillars with which we are committed and those four pillars explain why chile is doing so well. >> rose: if i look to latin america i see colombia, mexico, chile brazil was growing faster than it is now. it's had a decline but may be coming back. i also -- and they have all essentially centered on concerned governments, those that i just mentioned on the other hand you have ecuador. tell me about that. how do you explain? >> well, they have to eyes two approaches to philosophy with within latin america. on the one hand you have the alba countries, cuba, ecuador, bolivia. on t
education, science, innovation, health? >> yea that latin american countries we have a stable democracy, we have a social market economy. the but we need to build the new pillars of development which is basically the dramatic proof to improve capital and that requires a educational reform twice or three times as more as much in science and technology, we need to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. we need to produce poverty. those are the main four pillars with which we are committed...
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i get to see what's going on with budgets and science. what's honestly taking place is there is the aid working? where's corruption blocking that? and so on a yearly basis, he'd like to have me summarize where i'm optimistic, where we have setbacks, how should people think about the big causes-- education and the needs of the poorest. >> rose: what's interesting here, the theme of this is measurement. and you say that's crucial to have a goal and to be able to measure how well you're doing if you're going to reach the goal. >> right. it's been stunning to me in the last year that the places we've done well are where we're going and really be able to see what's going on. and, for example, if you want to get 90% of the kids vaccinated, then you better know within a month for this area, is it working? and if it's working really well, what are they doing right? why is it working here and not here? and the tools that let us measure-- sensors, satellitees, surveying people are much better. but idea of really bringing that to help the poorest, i
i get to see what's going on with budgets and science. what's honestly taking place is there is the aid working? where's corruption blocking that? and so on a yearly basis, he'd like to have me summarize where i'm optimistic, where we have setbacks, how should people think about the big causes-- education and the needs of the poorest. >> rose: what's interesting here, the theme of this is measurement. and you say that's crucial to have a goal and to be able to measure how well you're...
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it supported the science. so this is a beautiful example of interaction between university and by technology for the benefit of both. it's really a model of how this should be done. >> rose: a look at the brain and hearing loss for the hour. next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> what happened? what happened? >> hi, jade! i, jade! >> is that mom you're hearing? yes! what happened? >> mama! >> right. i understand! uh-huh! it opened up. >> rose: helen keller once said "blindness separates us from thing but deafness separates us from people." hearing loss affects 48 million americans. that is 15% of the population. most of those cases are currently untreated. in recent years there have been break throughs in the treatment of hearing loss. ingeborg hochmair helped pioneer development of the cochlear implant. the device stimulates the main auditor nerve that sends message to the brain to signal hearing. she recently received an award for her wor
it supported the science. so this is a beautiful example of interaction between university and by technology for the benefit of both. it's really a model of how this should be done. >> rose: a look at the brain and hearing loss for the hour. next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> what happened? what happened? >> hi, jade! i, jade! >> is that mom you're hearing? yes! what happened? >> mama!...
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called "the arc" the head of engineering at delta is running the effort to do want-- to do science. our position is we should do the science and allow people to use their portable electronic device through taxi, takeoff, and landing. and we're going to go down the process together with the f.a.a. to put the testing protocols in place to allow airlines to do that. we think it's feasible. >> rose: and how long will this take? >> we tonight think it's-- the arc, the cooperative group of airlines in the f.a.a., the arc some complete the work some time mid-summer. michael huerta is doing a great job leading the effort. and we're going to work on the engineering necessary by each airplane type to be able to prove that they do not provide interference. if you think about it practically, charlie, how many times have you been on an airplane and you didn't realize your device was in your pocket. >> rose: most of the time. >> and that's probably true of all consumers. consumers. >> rose: why does it take us so long to get to the right conclusion? >> the great thing about aviation state of, whi
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because they think that science is like dogma. it's inerrant. they're saying, "absolutely that this is true," when they're really saying, "this is as much as we know now. but we're going to know more." it's a very different intellectual approach. >> the church was trying, at its best, to protect believers and everyday people from the terrors of the unknown, from hell, from fantastic creatures that occupied the seas. they were trying to protect believers with the safety of dogma. >> and that's what's so interesting about the beginning of the science is that they produced a different kind of stability. they produced the stability of, "well, there weren't sea monsters out there, maybe there aren't sea monsters. these fish aren't going to do something i don't expect a fish to do." you know, so that there is a slow replacement of the stability of dogma to the stability of at least knowing something, of having the world friendlier. >> i remember we visited the place from which columbus set out on his first visit -- >> right. >> and being struck with t
because they think that science is like dogma. it's inerrant. they're saying, "absolutely that this is true," when they're really saying, "this is as much as we know now. but we're going to know more." it's a very different intellectual approach. >> the church was trying, at its best, to protect believers and everyday people from the terrors of the unknown, from hell, from fantastic creatures that occupied the seas. they were trying to protect believers with the safety...
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the fact that somehow the science behind climate change has become a political issue is one of the saddest realities of our time. you are going to have trouble lining up scientists, legitimate scientists that would come on this program to argue that it's not real. climate change is here, it's been around, it's been talked about for 20 years. the oceans -- >> talking about the climate change. now they say in their latest report, they admit that the ipc, that some of its computer models may under estimate the greenhouse gas and other forcing. >> some of the things -- there's no doubt, but there is climate change and has had some affects. maybe the speed of it has been exaggerated and not deliberately, but it's there and we just don't know yet how bad it's going to be or how long it's going to go. >> you live in new york. >> i do. >> is provision being made for this? >> the climate change in new york is unbelievably problematic. you can't walk in central park without having to put on a shirt. >> relative to the rest of the world. new york is a cleaner city. i landed in beijing this past year
the fact that somehow the science behind climate change has become a political issue is one of the saddest realities of our time. you are going to have trouble lining up scientists, legitimate scientists that would come on this program to argue that it's not real. climate change is here, it's been around, it's been talked about for 20 years. the oceans -- >> talking about the climate change. now they say in their latest report, they admit that the ipc, that some of its computer models may...
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for a few minutes it is not about science. it is about the wonder of this part of our planet, something that has been hidden for so long. >> it is only in the last 40 years that anyone knew that they existed. they acted like miniature volcanoes. in cross section you can see how cold seawater under pressure in the ocean floor is heated up and forced out. and apparently hostile environment home to a highly unusual creatures. the bizarre sights of thousands of white shrimp were jostling in a restless mass. they are thought to be blind and somehow survive by eating bacteria. but obviously they are thriving. a sample was collected and brought back to the surface. researchers want to understand how life has evolved and how the shrimp have acquired something very useful. >> we do not think they have functioning guys, but they have a very unusual organ on the back of their bodies that is like an early warning system for them that tells them when they get too close to the hot fluids. >> the robotic submarines is now on its way back up
for a few minutes it is not about science. it is about the wonder of this part of our planet, something that has been hidden for so long. >> it is only in the last 40 years that anyone knew that they existed. they acted like miniature volcanoes. in cross section you can see how cold seawater under pressure in the ocean floor is heated up and forced out. and apparently hostile environment home to a highly unusual creatures. the bizarre sights of thousands of white shrimp were jostling in a...
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we are ranked 14th, 17th, and 25th out of all developed nations in reading, science and math respectively. our 25th ranking in math puts us behind countries like hungary and slovakia, which is -- i mean this is just not who we are as a nation. and in order to -- >> rose: not what made us great. >> no. and it's not going to make us great in the future unless we fix it. and i think that, youknow, if you look at america today we have one of the lowest social mobility rates in the entire world. meaning if you are a child born into poverty in this country, the chances you will ever escape poverty are not good. which i think goes counter to everything we believe in as a country. so what's at stake is the lives of kids and the values of this nation which i think are of preeminent importance and it's a struggle because there are a lot of people and a lot of forces that want to maintain the status quo, who do not want things to change and who are going to fight tooth and nail. >> rose: when people hear you say that, they think you're talking about teachers and teachers' unions. >> i absolutely am
we are ranked 14th, 17th, and 25th out of all developed nations in reading, science and math respectively. our 25th ranking in math puts us behind countries like hungary and slovakia, which is -- i mean this is just not who we are as a nation. and in order to -- >> rose: not what made us great. >> no. and it's not going to make us great in the future unless we fix it. and i think that, youknow, if you look at america today we have one of the lowest social mobility rates in the...
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. >> rose: and it's to follow prot jex of science. science in pursuit of truth and in pursuit of knowledge. whenever that is projected in a forward manner, it produces results that you don't quite know. i also believe in any conversation about conversation the more you know, the better you are. on the other hand, with this proviso, if it somehow stifles you from being spontaneous, then it is a hindrance of what you know. you cannot be hostage to the conversation you have. and your own research. if you go forward and are you only going to discussion which is within the bounds of this paper, that's your own conversation, then the conversation will be limited. but if, in fact, you can say i'm going to use what you say, like tennis, the best conversations are in part like dennis, if we are playing tennis where i hit the ball depends where you hit it to me. if i drive it down the line to your backhand that will affect the shot you have. >> i like what you said about you can't be hostage to what you quote, unquote, know. >> right. >> that's
. >> rose: and it's to follow prot jex of science. science in pursuit of truth and in pursuit of knowledge. whenever that is projected in a forward manner, it produces results that you don't quite know. i also believe in any conversation about conversation the more you know, the better you are. on the other hand, with this proviso, if it somehow stifles you from being spontaneous, then it is a hindrance of what you know. you cannot be hostage to the conversation you have. and your own...
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development, but they cannot deliver a household brand name, a top university, or a nobel prize in science. at 12:00, 10,000 workers this and on the cafeteria for 15 minutes, and then they are off. worked,how china has order and efficiency, but it has not been about a disruption of the norm, something that diverts from that. >> i am going to put this up. >> david is breaking the mold. has adied in canada and device that allows you to move products on screen with the thought of -- power of thought alone. >> we are going to make the strawberry explode. >> just like that. >> that was you? -- >> using my brain. lexi says the key is learning to think differently, and that is where china may struggle. china hason system in idealto steer into one model, not celebrating the individual characteristic. rudolphing the kindergarten down the road, he would not have seen this before. it, they encourage the chaos, no uniform, no order, little discipline. mrs. lee has been a teenager for -- teacher for 22 years and says nothing -- things are changing. >> everybody has a different personality. we used to f
development, but they cannot deliver a household brand name, a top university, or a nobel prize in science. at 12:00, 10,000 workers this and on the cafeteria for 15 minutes, and then they are off. worked,how china has order and efficiency, but it has not been about a disruption of the norm, something that diverts from that. >> i am going to put this up. >> david is breaking the mold. has adied in canada and device that allows you to move products on screen with the thought of --...
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i come from a tradition of science, a scientific background. i do scientific research on hunger and have been doing that for 15 years. i want to tell you, the food stamp program is one of the single most important programs that we have in this country. [applause] thank you. we know that food stamps prevent hospitalization for children. it is a good investment. think about pediatric hospitalization, it costs $24,000 for three days. that same amount of money could feed a family of four for one year. that is a great investment because it prevents hospitalization. it promotes job development, cognitive, social, emotional development, so by the time children are in school they can learn well. let's hope they can have breakfast and can get lunch as well so they can learn and listen to this teachers. learn about those traditions. the other program that worked beautifully is the wic program, women, infants, and children. i know you want to bring in the other people -- i have to speak to this. it brings the comments so far together. if we think about th
i come from a tradition of science, a scientific background. i do scientific research on hunger and have been doing that for 15 years. i want to tell you, the food stamp program is one of the single most important programs that we have in this country. [applause] thank you. we know that food stamps prevent hospitalization for children. it is a good investment. think about pediatric hospitalization, it costs $24,000 for three days. that same amount of money could feed a family of four for one...
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. >> you also talk about race science, the search for cadavers for scientific research at these universities. >> one of the things i wanted to do with the book was to try and explain how slavery and the slave trade provided the of higher education in north america. but i also wanted to explain the role that colleges played in perpetuating slavery in the slave trade, and that is where you get to the race science. that is where becomes critical. it is precisely on campus the ideas that come to defend slavery in the 19th century get refined. intellectualr legitimacy on campus. they get their scientific veneer on campus. they get their moral credentialing on campus. i wanted to trace that process. one of the ugliest aspects of that is the use of marginalized people in the americas, in the u.s., enslaved black people, often native americans, and sometimes the irish. they are expended -- there are experiments. turn to section and anatomy into the new medical arts. .ut that requires aunties in the british islands, that means you're often exploiting ireland. in north america, it means you're often t
. >> you also talk about race science, the search for cadavers for scientific research at these universities. >> one of the things i wanted to do with the book was to try and explain how slavery and the slave trade provided the of higher education in north america. but i also wanted to explain the role that colleges played in perpetuating slavery in the slave trade, and that is where you get to the race science. that is where becomes critical. it is precisely on campus the ideas...
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in the meantime, this old-fashioned man of faith and modern man of science, continues a ministry to both body and soul. >> all right. god love you. >> for "religion & ethics weekly," this is bob faw in delphi, new york. >>> on our calendar, sikhs celebrate one of their most important holidays, the saki, often observed as a spring harvest festival, the day also marks the time when sikhs first identified themselves as a defined group in the 17th century. many hindus observe it as a time of renewal and rebirth. hindus are also celebrating the nine-day festival to honor the many female forms of the deities. >>> finally, more than 60 years after he died in a korean war prison camp, father emil capone this week received the nation's highest military award. at an emotional white house ceremony, president obama presented a posthumous medal of honor for his acts of bravery on the battleground. he put his own life at risk to rescue wounded americans and refused to leave them when his regiment was surrounded by chinese soldiers. he negotiated their safe surrender and continued tending his flock ami
in the meantime, this old-fashioned man of faith and modern man of science, continues a ministry to both body and soul. >> all right. god love you. >> for "religion & ethics weekly," this is bob faw in delphi, new york. >>> on our calendar, sikhs celebrate one of their most important holidays, the saki, often observed as a spring harvest festival, the day also marks the time when sikhs first identified themselves as a defined group in the 17th century. many...
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that's what science is saying. it's not greenpeace that is saying that, but that is what the science is saying. >> but quoting that new math, you say that we must write off 80% of fossil fuel reserves completely. in other words, 80% of all the bonanza that's still out there, you're saying just cover up, walk away, forget about it? >> got to leave the coal in the hole and the oil in the soil if we want to ensure that this planet exists. >> but you know we're not going to do that. >> well, this is why our struggle is so difficult. this is why when you asked me the question, how did you make that personal decision to go and risk your life by taking part in an action in a very, you know, remote place in the arctic? this is why we're doing it. the stakes are very high here. we are running out of time. many of -- all the things that you're saying greenpeace has said, it's not just greenpeace -- >> i know. >> -- who's saying it. no, no, i'm just saying, it is, you know, the world bank, for example, is not a particularly r
that's what science is saying. it's not greenpeace that is saying that, but that is what the science is saying. >> but quoting that new math, you say that we must write off 80% of fossil fuel reserves completely. in other words, 80% of all the bonanza that's still out there, you're saying just cover up, walk away, forget about it? >> got to leave the coal in the hole and the oil in the soil if we want to ensure that this planet exists. >> but you know we're not going to do...
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for a long time people said, well, we can't possibly measure teacher performance, it's an art not a science, et cetera. and what the gates foundation has found is that actually you can measure teacher performance. >> rose: by more than simply test scores of the students. >> that's right. student academic growth should be part of the equation based on their research but you should look at observations to classroom practice, you should look at -- interestingly, they found that how students rated their teachers correlated very highly to teacher overall performance. so kids really know whether or not they're in the classroom of a highly effective teacher or not. but the reality is that we have known for a very long time that we could identify great teachers and identify not so great teachers. you walk into any school building anywhere in this country today and you ask parents or kids or other teachers "who's the best teacher in the school?" they'll tell you. say "who's not so good?" they'll tell you that person, too. so there is a way that we can identify where different teachers are in terms o
for a long time people said, well, we can't possibly measure teacher performance, it's an art not a science, et cetera. and what the gates foundation has found is that actually you can measure teacher performance. >> rose: by more than simply test scores of the students. >> that's right. student academic growth should be part of the equation based on their research but you should look at observations to classroom practice, you should look at -- interestingly, they found that how...
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i am not a climate scientist, though my foundation very much relies and keeps true to the science. but for me, the shocks of climate change are going to be, and already becoming, the worst a mysterious human rights issue. it is about the future of the world. we have to understand if we go to four degrees celsius, and many people think that is where we are heading -- translate that. >> it would be catastrophic. released able to cope. i found after my work is high commissioner of human rights was finished, i went to new york and had colleagues in washington and geneva focusing on african countries right now and decent work and security. was, things are so much worse. we no longer predictable rainy seasons. our village, where we grew up we had enough food but now we have flash flooding. that brought home to me, this is essentially a human rights issue. >> what is the connection between poverty and nutrition and climate change? >> very, very much. my foundation hosted with the irish government last april a very good conference during the irish eu presidency. we had du commissioners and
i am not a climate scientist, though my foundation very much relies and keeps true to the science. but for me, the shocks of climate change are going to be, and already becoming, the worst a mysterious human rights issue. it is about the future of the world. we have to understand if we go to four degrees celsius, and many people think that is where we are heading -- translate that. >> it would be catastrophic. released able to cope. i found after my work is high commissioner of human...
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currently a professor of animal science at colorado state university, temple grandin has written a new text about the latest cutting edge brain science as well as practical device for those coping with autism. the book is called "the autistic thinking across the spectrum." i am honored to have you on this program. is me start by asking, what the latest good news about autism? >> optimus a very big spectrum. at one end of the spectrum einstein would b
currently a professor of animal science at colorado state university, temple grandin has written a new text about the latest cutting edge brain science as well as practical device for those coping with autism. the book is called "the autistic thinking across the spectrum." i am honored to have you on this program. is me start by asking, what the latest good news about autism? >> optimus a very big spectrum. at one end of the spectrum einstein would b
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see are the excesses of the movie are the incompatibility of the portrayal in the movie with basic science raises a point that mark describes it that the synoptic gos members, matthew, mark, luke and john, do not suggest the basis for the extreme, the savagery that we see in the motion picture, correct? >> not at all. you can really only find one lines in the gospels about jesus being lashed and whipped. and all that scourging that we see in the film and that takes about 45 minutes in the movie. >> spell that out a little bit. in matthew there is mention of being scourged before taken to the hill, that is the arduous process to get there, he was crowned with thorns, he was spit upon or smote or hit on the head. >> we certainly don't get a sense of the violence that attends the trial and the execution of jesus. we don't get that in the gospels at all. >> there's no mention -- let me clarify, there's no mention of scourging in john. and that brings us to another interesting question that we can raise with you and we're joined on the live line and he's actually been listening to us and he may
see are the excesses of the movie are the incompatibility of the portrayal in the movie with basic science raises a point that mark describes it that the synoptic gos members, matthew, mark, luke and john, do not suggest the basis for the extreme, the savagery that we see in the motion picture, correct? >> not at all. you can really only find one lines in the gospels about jesus being lashed and whipped. and all that scourging that we see in the film and that takes about 45 minutes in the...
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the large carbon polluters are trying to undermine the science. and what president clinton just said about the i.p.c.c. report coming out friday, you know that they have geared up with tons of money and lobbyists to try to play the world for a fool again. but lincoln's aphorism applies and when people feel and understand these extreme weather events, they're way more common and way more severe than they used to be. and even people who don't want to get into a discussion about global warming are looking and noticing and saying "we have to do something about this." here's the good news. the other thing that's happening is the price of renewable electricity from solar photovoltaics and wind is coming down the way the computer chip prices came down even as the performance increased. and there are billions of people in the world now that live in regions where you can get electricity from solar and wind at a price cheaper than you can get it from coal and the average of conventional electricity. and the more we use the cheaper it gets. but the more coal
the large carbon polluters are trying to undermine the science. and what president clinton just said about the i.p.c.c. report coming out friday, you know that they have geared up with tons of money and lobbyists to try to play the world for a fool again. but lincoln's aphorism applies and when people feel and understand these extreme weather events, they're way more common and way more severe than they used to be. and even people who don't want to get into a discussion about global warming are...
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our science correspondent explains. >> wolves were once common in the world. but now they're scarce. they tend so shy away from humans. it's a mystery how they first came into contact with us and how they evolved into dogs. but a genetic study has shed new light on how these creatures became man's best friend. >> one of the most popular theories of how involved evolved into dogs is that the process began 30,000 years ago, when our ancestors stole wolf cubs and trained them to help them hunt a food. but a new study suggests the process began much more recently, around 11,000 years ago, when human communities settled down and began to farm. a genetic comparison between canine and wolf d.n.a. has shown that dogs are better able to absorb starch. it's the sort of starch that would have been found in cereals grown by our ancestors. it's why dogs love biscuits to this day. >> wolves would have started to eat from human scraps around settlements, around waste and so on, and those that were able to eat starches would have done this more and would have become more asso
our science correspondent explains. >> wolves were once common in the world. but now they're scarce. they tend so shy away from humans. it's a mystery how they first came into contact with us and how they evolved into dogs. but a genetic study has shed new light on how these creatures became man's best friend. >> one of the most popular theories of how involved evolved into dogs is that the process began 30,000 years ago, when our ancestors stole wolf cubs and trained them to help...
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>> millions. >> with cutting edge science and new research, can we persuade the world's experts to accept it as a genuine work? >> if it is a fake, it's a very good one. this is, i think, on a knife edge. ♪ ♪ >> mayfair, london,
>> millions. >> with cutting edge science and new research, can we persuade the world's experts to accept it as a genuine work? >> if it is a fake, it's a very good one. this is, i think, on a knife edge. ♪ ♪ >> mayfair, london,
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. >> some of the best and brightest of brazil, science students, so many promising lives cut short in one of the world's deadliest nightclub fires. >> i feel a lot of sadness, i lost my son in this threat -- in this tragedy. >> the blaze began when a member of the band with a flair. there was panic as deadly fumes began to suffocate. >> i was dancing with my friend and the music stopped. my friends started pushing me and yelling. that is when the confusion started. >> witnesses say that security guards prevented people from leaving without paying and there were no other signs. many were trampled in the panicked and tried to escape. >> it was hard to get out. the smoke spread quickly. staying a few seconds felt like an eternity. >> the brazilian president cut short a visit to chile to visit the scene. the pact nightclub became a death trap and the tragedy sent shock waves across the world. as brazil prepares to host the next olympic games, it raises urgent questions about how seriously the authorities take public safety. >> gary is in saon palo, we can talk to him now. the death toll h
. >> some of the best and brightest of brazil, science students, so many promising lives cut short in one of the world's deadliest nightclub fires. >> i feel a lot of sadness, i lost my son in this threat -- in this tragedy. >> the blaze began when a member of the band with a flair. there was panic as deadly fumes began to suffocate. >> i was dancing with my friend and the music stopped. my friends started pushing me and yelling. that is when the confusion started....
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in other words, they looked very science fiction. they basically had a portable phone. they were -- they could be -- >> you were wearing it? >> on the web, they were wearing it. they could be on the web all the time. >> it was their uniform. >> it was their uniform. they could be on the web all the time. and that meant once you had this device with you all the time, you didn't have this division of time at the computer or not with the computer. you had this always on, always-on-you device, and you had the possibility of being always, always in this world of the web. >> but what's wrong with that? i ask that seriously because, you know -- >> well, that is -- >> e. m. forster said, "only connect." >> that changed everything. because people then, the kids in my class who were looking down at their phones through the entire lecture included, the people in church who text during services, who text during funerals included, everyone is always having their attention divided between the world of the people we're with and this other reality. we now walk around with our heads dow
in other words, they looked very science fiction. they basically had a portable phone. they were -- they could be -- >> you were wearing it? >> on the web, they were wearing it. they could be on the web all the time. >> it was their uniform. >> it was their uniform. they could be on the web all the time. and that meant once you had this device with you all the time, you didn't have this division of time at the computer or not with the computer. you had this always on,...
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not until 25 years later, while pursuing his phd in sociomedical sciences, did he discover the secret trove of documents that sent him on this long search. in addition to two earlier books and countless articles and essays, nick turse is managing editor of tomdispatch.com -- the indispensable website if you want the news powerful people would prefer to keep hidden. nick turse, welcome. >> thanks so much for having me on. >> of the more than 30,000 nonfiction books that have been published since the end of the war, this is one of the toughest. how did you come to write it? you weren't even born until the year the war ended in 1975. >> i really stumbled upon this project. i was a graduate student when i began it. i was working on a project on post-traumatic stress disorder among u.s. vietnam veterans. and i would go down to the national archives. just outside of d.c. i was looking for hard data to match up with, you know, self-report material, what veterans told us about their service. and on one of these trips, i was down there for about two weeks. and about every research avenue that
not until 25 years later, while pursuing his phd in sociomedical sciences, did he discover the secret trove of documents that sent him on this long search. in addition to two earlier books and countless articles and essays, nick turse is managing editor of tomdispatch.com -- the indispensable website if you want the news powerful people would prefer to keep hidden. nick turse, welcome. >> thanks so much for having me on. >> of the more than 30,000 nonfiction books that have been...